The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 2036
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
9:29 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1409
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 324.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.11° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.07° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.